Wall Openings
A lateral wall can be modeled with openings. Opening for doors and windows can easily be placed in the walls. Openings can also be modeled that cross the edge boundaries of wall elements, but if the top edge of the wall is going to be clipped by the opening we recommend that the wall be split into separate pieces. Otherwise the floor framing might frame into the opening. To model an opening:
- Select View – Elevation Mode and select one of the walls on line 2.
- Select .
- For the Dimensions, type 8 (2.5) for H and 8 (2.5) for B
- For the Location, set the Reference corner to the Lower Left
- For the Distance in the X direction type 3.5 (1.2)
- For the Distance in the Y direction and 2 (0.75).
- Click [Fence].
- In the graphics mode, select all the walls in the view.
The opening will show as a black rectangle on the wall near the middle of the wall. The opening is tied to this wall and if it should be altered (due to a change in the story height or a modification to the grids for example) then the opening will maintain its position to the Reference corner. When an opening spans across more than one wall segment, it is still associated with one wall or the other.
- Re-enter plan mode, then select the walls on Grid F to add a "Doorway" to the lower wall.
- For the dimensions use H=8(2.5), B=6(2), X=9.5(3), and Y=0.
- Click [Single].
- Click on the lower of the 2 walls.
Wall openings can be changed using the command . They can also be deleted or reviewed using the delete and show options respectively. The wall openings are assigned numbers and the numbers can be shown using .